Cooking utensil.



A. E. TRENTOWSKY.

COOKING UTENSIL. I APPLIOATION FILED MAY 14, 1912.

1,065,1 91 v Patented June 17,1913.

WITNESSES l/WENTDI? Whw; Alberf E. TPen-fows ky' ATTORNEYS COLUMBIAPLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT EDWIN TREN'IOWSKY, OF ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA.

COOKING UTENSIL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. TRnN'row- SKY, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and a resident of St. John, in the Province of NewBrunswick and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and ImprovedCooking Utensil, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to that class of cook ing utensils designed for useon the top of a stove or range, and to be set over the opening upon theremoval of a lid.

An object of the invention is to provide a cooking utensil of thegeneral character referred to, adapted particularly for frying andstewing, and having an improved construction whereby the odors arisingfrom the food being cooked will escape through the bottom of the pan tothe interior of the stove and thence to the chimney.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved coverco-acting with the special arrangement of the compartment or outletpassage for the odors, gases, etc.

The invention will be more particularly explained in the specificdescription hereinafter to be given.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which the figure represents a longitudinalvertical section of a cooking utensil embodying my invention, showingthe hinged section of the cover raised.

The utensil preferably has the general form of a frying pan, comprisinga bottom 10, flaring sides 11, and a. handle 12. The bottom of the panis formed with an outlet opening 13 contiguous to the front portion ofthe pan, and a passage or compartment 14 is formed complementary to theopening 13 leading thereto. The outer wall of the chamber or compartment1st is formed by the front portion 11 of the flaring side of theutensil, while the inner wall is formed by a partition 15, whichpreferably ranges in a curved line transversely of the utensil, a properdistance from the front wall 11 The partition 15 terminates at the endshort of the upper edge of the utensil, for the ready passage of thegases, odors, etc., from the main portion of the utensil over thepartition 15 to the passage or compartment 14 and thence to and throughthe outlet 13. The front portion 11 of the utensil is extended downwardbeyond the bottom 10, as at 16, and said downward extensionSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 14, 1912.

Patented June 1'7 1913.

Serial No. 697,248.

is formed with offset portions providing shoulders 17, 18, thearrangement being such that said downwardly projecting and shoulderedportion constitutes a gage for setting the utensil in the opening, as19, of the stove top, indicated by dotted lines at 20, so that bygrasping the handle and bringing the shoulder extension 16 against thewall of the opening 19, the utensil is readily positioned.

In connection with the described utensil, I employ an improved covercomprising sec tions 21, 22, hinged together as at 23, so that thesection 22 may be swung upward, or lowered to the closed position. Thefront edge of the section 21 of the cover extends out-ward in the formof a horizontal flange 24 to rest on the upper edge of the pan, and isprovided with an approximately vertical flange 21 to be received withinthe pan. Adjacent to the hinge 23, the section 21 of the cover is formedat each side with de pending lips 25, which extend down below the topedge of the utensil and prevent lateral displacement of the cover. Thehinged section 22 may be provided with a member forming a stop 26 and alifting loop 27, said loop and stop being preferably formed of a singlepiece of wire and united by a longitudinally extending connecting member23, which is secured to the top of the hinged section 22 of the cover,as by a keeper 29. The stop 26 has its terminal 30 preferably extendingthrough a hole in the section 22, to the under side, from which terminalthe stop extends upward and is returned into approximately U-shape to aunion with the longitudinal member 28, the arrangement being such thatwhen the cover section 22 is thrown upward, the stop 26 contacts withthe top of the section 21 when the said hinged section passes over itscenter of movement. Similarly, the free end 31 of the lifting loop orfinger loop 27 is passed through a hole in the hinge section 22 near therear edge, and may be soldered 0r bent against the under side of thesaid hinge sect-ion.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A cooking utensil for stove-top cooking, comprising a containerhaving a passage extending from near the top of the utensil through thebottom thereof, and a removable cover consisting of hinged sections, oneof which extends from a side of the pan over and beyond the mentionedpassage, and spaced vertically from the top of said passage, theremaining section of the cover completing the closure of the utensil andbeing movable on the hinge of the sections to an open position, thefirst mentioned cover section having means around its edge to preventescape of smoke and fumes.

2. A cooking utensil for stove-top cooking, comprising a pan providedwith a late al handle at the back, and a cover, the pan at the oppositeside from the handle having a passage extending from near the top of thepan, through the bottom thereof, the inner wall of the passage beingformed by a curved partition terminating shortof the top edge of the panand being integral with the bottom of the pan and integral with the opposite sides of the pan, and the outer wall of the passage being formedby the adjacent portion of the pan body, said outer wall extending atthe bottom of the pan below the remaining side wall and below the bottomof the pan and the inner wall of the passage, and the lower end of thesaid outer wall of the passage having a plurality of steps below theremainder of the pan, and the cover of the pan being formed in twohinged sections, one section being located above the mentionedpassageand having a lateral edge flange, and a depending flange fitting withinthe pan, the other hinge section being unflanged and being movable onits hinge to a raised position.

8. A cooking utensil, comprising a pan having a passage extending fromnear the top of the pan downwardly through the bot tom thereof, saidpassage being formed by an inner partition and the adjacent side wall ofthe pan, and a cover formed of two hinged sections, one section beinglocated above the passage and having a lateral edge flange, and adepending flange fitting within the pan, the other section being movableon its hinge to a raised position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT EDWIN TRENTOWSKY. lvitnesses TM. B. WALLACE, HENRY S. CULvER.

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